Cmadd9 chord

Cmadd9 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.

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Description and theory

Cmadd9 can be seen as a C minor triad with an added ninth (D) and is comparable to Cmadd2. It is usually played as an open chord (although it's hard to find natural fingerings), and sometimes it's played as a barre chord or closed chord as a movable shape.

Chord structure

The chord consists of four notes. The notes represent the root, minor third, perfect fifth and major ninth intervals. Notice that the seventh isn't included and also that the fifth sometimes can be omitted.

Chord name

Cmadd9 is an abbreviation for C minor added ninth. A less common abbreviation is Cmin add9.

Notes

The notes that the Cmadd9 chord consists of are C, Eb, G and D.

Try it in a chord progression

Em7 - G6 - Cmadd9

Inversions

1st inversion: Cmadd9/Eb (means that Eb is the bass note).
2nd inversion: Cmadd9/G (means that G is the bass note).
3rd inversion: Cmadd9/D (means that D is the bass note).

Omissions

Cmadd9(no5) is a C minor added 9th with no fifth (G).


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